Clasp pin eyeglass holder



Sept. 1, 1953 M. NEMsER CLASP PIN EYEGLAss HOLDER Filed Jan, 19, 1951 JNVENTOR. MARIE: NEMSER AWM/V52 Patented Sept. 1, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CLASP PIN EYEGLASS HOLDER Marie Nemser, Jersey City, N. J.

Application January 19, 1951, Serial No. 206,802

(Cl. .Z4- 3) 3 Claims. l

This invention relates to new and improved devices whereby eyeglasses can be secured in folded condition on the clothing of the user, for example, on the front of a dress or blouse or the like, by means of a clasp pin holder.

One object of the invention is the provision of a decorative pin or the like adapted to support a pair of spectacles on the front of a garment in a safe and secure but decorative manner.

One form of the invention has for an object the provision of flexible holder means adapted to secure a pair of spectacles in place by their own Weight.

Another object of the rst form of the invention is the provision of simple and effective means for preventing accidental loosening of the holder means.

A second form of the invention has for an object the provision of readily operated snap holder means for securing a, pair of spectacles on the person in a decorative manner.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. l is a perspective view of a first form of spectacle holder.

Fig. 2 is a rear view of the holder of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 1 with a portion thereof broken away to simplify the View.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 4--4 of Fig. l.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on line 5 5 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective enlargement of a portion of Fig. l.

Fig. '7 is a perspective view illustrating a modication of the holder shown in Figs. 1-6.

Fig. 8 is a perspective View of a second modication of spectacle holder.

Fig. 9 is a front elevational View of the holder of Fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is a rear elevational view of the holder of Fig. 8.

Fig. 11 is a view from beneath of the holder of Fig. 8 in open position.

Fig. 12 is a sectional view on line IZ-IZ of Fig. 9.

Fig. 13 is a fragmentary perspective view of the holder of Fig. 8.

Fig. 14 is a fragmentary side elevation of the hinge portion of the holder.

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Fig. l5 is a fragmentary sectional view on line I5-I5 of Fig. 10.

Referring to Figs. 1 6, there is disclosed a holder I5 for a pair of spectacles that includes a plate I'I having a safety catch pin I8 secured to the rear face thereof for the purpose of securing the holder on a dress or coat or the like., Secured to the front face of the plate I1 near its upper edge is the end of a flexible metallic mesh strap 20 which extends upward beyond the plate and is looped over to extend downward in front of the plate. Secured to the front face of plate I'I at its lower end is a rigid rectangular loop member 2I through which the downwardly extending frontal portion of strap 20 passes. Fixed in the opening of loop 2| is a retainer or detent plate 22 which as it projects below the loop is bent forwardly to obstruct a straight line approach to the opening of said loop from beneath. Thus strap 20 is arched forwardly around the blocking edge 23 of detent 22 immediately below loop 2|. Preferably a jeweled ornament 24 is secured to the forward face of loop 2I.

In order to prevent disengagement of strap 20 from loop 2l, the end of the former is secured in a decorative binder 25 which is thicker than the opening of loop 2| and cannot pass therethrough.

The construction is such that holder l5 may be secured on the clothing by pin I8 and by sliding strap 20 upward through loop 2 I, the loop in said strap above pin I8 may be enlarged to receive the bridge portion of a pair of spectacles. Then by pulling down on the strap the loop formed thereby is tightened about the spectacles. When said loop is tightened accidental. loosening thereof is prevented by the retainer plate or detent plate 22 which forces the strap to arch around its blocking edge 23 immediately below loop 2 I, and also by the weight of the spectacles which forces the strap against the forward upper edge of loop 2|.

A spectacle 20a is shown to be held by the modied spectacle holder shown in Fig. 7, which generally is similar in construction to the holder of Figs. l to 6, has an elongated strap 20 which is iiexible throughout its entire length and which is formed of leather, cloth, synthetic resin or plastic material or other non-metallic pliable materials and has its one end secured to the plate I1 by several rivets 50 or the like.

The safety catch pin I8 is detached from the plate I'I and is formed with a depending loop 5I through which the top portion of the strap 20 slidably passes. The front face of the pin I8' is decorated by an ornament 26 which is similar to the ornament 2li carried by the front face of the loop 2|. A decorative binder 25 may be swedged on the end of the strap 20 or held in position in any other suitable manner.

The present construction by having the strap 2G passed slidably through the loop 5i permits the weight of the spectacles disposed in the loop of the strap to be always suspended below the pin I8 regardless of the size of the loop so that the strap will always depend across the front of the garment and reduce the tendency of the top portion of the strap to fall forward.

In other respects, the form of the invention shown in Fig.7 is similar to that described in Figs. 1 to 6 and like reference numerals identify like parts in all of the Views.

Referring now to Figs. 8-15, there is disclosed another form of spectacle holder which includes a substantially erect I -shaped rear member 30 having a safety clasp pin 3l secured thereto, and a substantially semicylindrical iront member 32. The side edges of the plates are concavely formed to lit over a spectacle bridge. Each member 30 and 32 has a shock absorbing pad 33 of suitable soft material cemented therein. The lower ends of members 38 and 32 are hinged together on a rod 3H mounted in ears 35 bent off from the members and carrying a coiled spring 36. The ends or" spring 36 engage, each against one of the members, and tension the latter to a closed position in which the upper edge of member 32 abuts member near its upper edge.

The upper edge of member 36 is provided with a centrally located tongue 31 which in the closed position of the parts projects through a window 38 in plate 39 and acts as a catch or` detent to maintain the parts in closed position.

In order to facilitate opening of the members 30 and 32 to insert the bridge portion of a pair of spectacles therebetween, a tongue or finger piece d is bent downward and outward from the lower end of each member. In obvious manner, compressing the finger pieces 40 together spreads apart the upper ends of members 30 and 32.

For ornamental purposes the edges of members 30 and 32 may be decoratively cut and the surfaces thereof may be highly polished.

It will be seen, therefore, that there has been provided novel and effective decorative spectacle holders.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modications coming within the scope of the invention as dened in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. A device for securing a pair of spectacles on a garment, which comprises a rear plate member, a flexible mesh strap secured to said plate member, a loop member secured to the lower end of said plate member, said strap passing through said loop member, a detent plate iixed in said loop member and having a free end bent to arch said strap immediately below said loop member, said strap being held against said loop member, and a decorative binder on the end of the strap to prevent disengagement of the strap from the loop member.

2. A device for securing a pair of spectacles on a garment, which comprises a rear plate member, a flexible mesh strap secured to said plate member and looped over thereabove to receive the spectacles, a loop member secured to the lower end of said plate member, said strap extending downward from said loop-over through said loop member, a detent plate fixed in said loop member and having a free end bent to arch said strap immediately below said loop member, said strap being held against said loop member, and a decorative binder on the end o the strap to prevent disengagement of the strap from the loop member.

3. A device for securing a pair of spectacles on a garment, which comprises a rear plate member, a flexible mesh strap secured to said plate member and looped over thereabove to receive the spectacles, a loop member secured to the lower` end of said plate member, said strap extending downward from said loop-over through said loop member, a detent plate xed in said loop member and. having a free end bent to arch said strap immediately below said loop member, said strap being held against said loop member, and a decorative binder on the end of the strap to prevent disengagement of the strap from the loop member.

MARIE NEMSER.

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